Human capital | March 2025

The Talent Equation

The new “economics of talent” field aims to identify and nurture exceptional problem-solvers at an early stage

RUCHIR AGARWAL

PATRICK GAULE

Migration | March 2025

Leah Boustan: Debunking Myths

Chris Wellisz profiles Princeton’s Leah Boustan, who uses ancestry data to test commonly held beliefs

CHRIS WELLISZ

Human capital | March 2025

How Talent Fuels Growth

Smart policies that help people realize their potential can be game-changing for entire societies

GITA BHATT

Housing | December 2024

Walkways, Not Walls

There are benefits to better connecting macroeconomics with real estate economics

PRAKASH LOUNGANI

Economic growth | December 2024

Tomorrow’s Electricity

The broad adoption of technology across the economy drives growth, not leading industries

CHRIS WELLISZ

Housing | December 2024

Home Truths

Affordability and other complex housing issues challenging governments can be better revealed in broader economic analysis

GITA BHATT

Currencies | September 2024

A Golden History

Kazakhstan’s new banknote series tells the story of the little-known but extraordinary Saka

ANALISA R. BALA

Productivity | September 2024

Productivity and Prosperity

Understanding productivity growth more fully is crucial because it plays such an outsize role in economic growth

GITA BHATT

Demographic change | September 2024

Demographic Decline

Falling fertility and aging populations pose significant challenges for many economies

ANDREW STANLEY

Globalization | September 2024

Into the Maelstrom

Before 2020, most people barely knew that something called the global supply chain existed

CHRIS WELLISZ